Microsoft Paul Allen passes away at 65 due to cancer

Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen died on Monday at the age of 65. Notably, he was suffering from the complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer.

Allen was 65, his investment firm Vulcan said in a statement announcing his death. “He died in Seattle from complications related to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma two weeks after Allen said he was being treated for the disease,” Vulcan added.

“My brother was a remarkable individual on every level,” Allen’s sister, Jody Allen, said in a statement on behalf of his family. “He was a much loved brother and uncle, and an exceptional friend,” she added.

“I am heartbroken by the passing of one of my oldest and dearest friends, Paul Allen,” Microsoft founder Bill Gates said in a statement Monday. “Paul was a true partner and dear friend. Personal computing would not have existed without him,” he added.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called Allen’s contributions “indispensable.” “As co-founder of Microsoft, in his own quiet and persistent way, he created magical products, experiences and institutions, and in doing so, he changed the world,” Nadella added.

Allen founded Microsoft (MSFT) with Bill Gates in 1975, several years after the two met as fellow students at a private school in Seattle. Allen left the company in 1982 after he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease.

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